Quoting Yuri Fassio
3- Entries - Each player is allowed one entry per round. For an entry to be valid you must specify in the description that it was made for the 2013 Bio Cup. You can give it whatever title you want. It must then be added to the group's pool, AND a link to your entry must be posted in the appropriate thread.
Your entry won't be judged until you post that link, but once you do, every change to the page will be forbidden. (So I suggest you first add it to the pool and see some feedback before "locking" it)

Quoting Defiant Banana
I have seen this category before for the bio cup: "A gritty revamp of an original set." what does gritty mean in this context?

Since last year, we've been trying to give a general "theme" to the overall competition.
Last year it focused on a single character, this year it will be "playing value". All themes will revolve around how much playability you can give to your MOCs via gimmicks, accessories, and other playing features.Permalink

Quoting Yuri Fassio
Since last year, we've been trying to give a general "theme" to the overall competition.
Last year it focused on a single character, this year it will be "playing value". All themes will revolve around how much playability you can give to your MOCs via gimmicks, accessories, and other playing features.

Quoting Yuri Fassio
Since last year, we've been trying to give a general "theme" to the overall competition.
Last year it focused on a single character, this year it will be "playing value". All themes will revolve around how much playability you can give to your MOCs via gimmicks, accessories, and other playing features.

Category 1: "Build an original character with 5 waist joints."Permalink

Quoting Yuri Fassio
Since last year, we've been trying to give a general "theme" to the overall competition.
Last year it focused on a single character, this year it will be "playing value". All themes will revolve around how much playability you can give to your MOCs via gimmicks, accessories, and other playing features.

I like the idea of that, since I never have any use for the gears/functions. Plus, I never put play features into my MOCs.Permalink

Quoting Yuri Fassio
Since last year, we've been trying to give a general "theme" to the overall competition.
Last year it focused on a single character, this year it will be "playing value". All themes will revolve around how much playability you can give to your MOCs via gimmicks, accessories, and other playing features.

I have been wanting to make more mocs with functions, now I can for this contest.Permalink

Cutting flex tubes/ribbed hoses/pneumatic tubes is considered purist because it's included in some official instructions.
Allowing modding would give modders/3rd party users an unfair advantage over those who don't want/can't mod their pieces, and that's the only reason we put there the rule. Same materials, same chances for everyone.Permalink

1. Canon-compliant ("fitting canon") is far different from actual canon. Actual canon is the real story, what was published by TLG (or stated directly by Greg). Canon-compliant is anything that you make up that, while not conflicting with the above, is not by any means official in any capacity.
2. I'd like to see you try. I see no way in which it could logically fit in.Permalink

Quoting [ Chro ]
1. Canon-compliant ("fitting canon") is far different from actual canon. Actual canon is the real story, what was published by TLG (or stated directly by Greg). Canon-compliant is anything that you make up that, while not conflicting with the above, is not by any means official in any capacity.
2. I'd like to see you try. I see no way in which it could logically fit in.

I do. If you intend something to be canon-compliant it has to make the same degree of sense as canon, more or less. For example, Operation Chocolate Counterattack could not be canon-compliant since chocolate does not exist in Bionicle - and neither does peanut butter for that matter.
Yes, I am, thank you for asking.Permalink

Quoting Yuri Fassio
Since last year, we've been trying to give a general "theme" to the overall competition.
Last year it focused on a single character, this year it will be "playing value". All themes will revolve around how much playability you can give to your MOCs via gimmicks, accessories, and other playing features.

Sorry to burst your bubble, but I do not like this one bit. I think it would be better if you did something more versatile. This limits you in a lot of ways, and I'd hate to see people not enter because of this year's "theme".

Sorry to burst your bubble, but I do not like this one bit. I think it would be better if you did something more versatile. This limits you in a lot of ways, and I'd hate to see people not enter because of this year's "theme".

You wrote in the Round 1 thread that the MOCs have to be able to withstand active playing (lent to a 7-yo).
There are parts on the design I'm planning which aren't actually connected but hold by the static friction of the parts. This is enough for normal playing, but I guess a 7-yo will easily put them apart. For example: throw the MOC at a wall, the parts will fall off. So, my question is: is it legit ("purist") to tie them together with a rubber band?Permalink

Quoting Lucky Leprechaun
You wrote in the Round 1 thread that the MOCs have to be able to withstand active playing (lent to a 7-yo).
There are parts on the design I'm planning which aren't actually connected but hold by the static friction of the parts. This is enough for normal playing, but I guess a 7-yo will easily put them apart. For example: throw the MOC at a wall, the parts will fall off. So, my question is: is it legit ("purist") to tie them together with a rubber band?

Again, too literal. We won't ask you to hand it over to a child to test it. Just don't make it flimsy, as it would go against the spirit of the competition. Anybody knows how to make a cool MOC, but can you create an effective toy?
And yes, Lego makes RBs of many sizes and colors, it's fine to use them.Permalink

Quoting Stormjay Exserion
About the size restrictions -- I actually have a Chima Ultrabuild (Razar) with me, and he's smaller than an Inikabuild. Were you thinking that that the Chima ultrabuilds were larger, or are you saying that our entries must be smaller than Inika size? (I sincerely hope it is the former)

razar is one of the smaller figures, look at laval or worriz, they are huge.Permalink

Are you allowed to reuse designs or certain parts of a MOC? (i.e. sharing the same arm/leg/etc design, or reuse custom hands/wings/etc)
Maybe it seems like an odd, somewhat stupid question, but I'd just like to be clear on that.Permalink

Quoting Oblivion Doomknight
Are you allowed to reuse designs or certain parts of a MOC? (i.e. sharing the same arm/leg/etc design, or reuse custom hands/wings/etc)
Maybe it seems like an odd, somewhat stupid question, but I'd just like to be clear on that.

This is a little silly, but do all accessories have to attach to the figure when not being used by the character? For example, must a sword attach to it's back/waist when not threatening someone?Permalink

Quoting Glorified Pessimist
This is a little silly, but do all accessories have to attach to the figure when not being used by the character? For example, must a sword attach to it's back/waist when not threatening someone?

I don't think that it's required (some entries don't) but if I was judging, I would give bonus points if you included some form of storage for this category.Permalink

Can the moc be a total revamp of an older moc or must it be completely new? I have an ancient moc that fits the theme and is long overdue for a complete overhaul. Would that be valid or does it need to be a new character altogether? Permalink